Malleable Middle Man

ABSTRACT

The nature of this invention is to provide a more efficient and convenient option for access to contents of containers with minimal exposure of inner contents to outside elements. This invention Malleable Middle Man (mmm) would be some sort of cover or lid that may be made at least in part out of silicone or other flexible or malleable material in order to allow for an opening of any size (small or large) in any pattern of the opening that allows to reach through that the user may be able to easily reach through to access the contained food or other material while minimizing the exposure of the contained food/beverage, ice or other material to outside elements and reduce the loss of cold or warm/hot air from inside the container—prolonging the temperature of the storage container or ice chest or appliance alike. In addition this cover could be in the form of a stand alone cover or serve as a secondary lid that may be left “closed” (yet allowing inner contents to be accessible) while the primary lid is opened.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As a child my dad always encouraged my siblings and I to open the icechest as minimally as possible in order to keep our ice from melting andfood preserved for as long as possible when we went on camping trips.This same goal has always been apparent when tailgating with friends orfamily. This product would make it very efficient for an ice chest to beleft out with cans or bottles inside for prolonged periods of timewithout losing much of the cold air as this secondary or primary lid ifno other lid attached by allowing for a somewhat closed cover that wouldalso allow for quick and easy access to the cans or bottles inside.

The same goes for storing warm food. For example, this product may beused to store heated food such as dinner rolls that are preferred tostay warm while being accessible to the user to access easily withoutletting all the heat escape by opening a lid fully or leaving out in theopen on a plate.

This product may be clear or in any color or material that is flexibleor malleable that would allow for the user to reach through the opening.By using a clear silicone the user would be able to both see into thecontainer and reach through and access the contained food or materialswith minimal exposure of other inner contents to outside elements.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Cover for an ice chest or container that can be reached through by theuser while still fully attached. This is to specify a lid, door or coveror enclosure either attached permanently or temporarily to a container(appliance or ice chest or container of any kind alike) that is or canbe used to store warm or cold food or other material.

DESCRIPTION OF The DRAWINGS

FIG. 1—depicts this invention Malleable Middle Man (mmm) as a lid whichcould either be stand alone as a stretch to fit lid that could cover acontainer and yet provide a flexible (malleable) opening that wouldallow easy access to contents of the container whilst minimizingexposure of contents in the container to outside elements and minimizingthe loss of inner temperature.

FIG. 2—depicts the same as FIG. 1 but offers a visual for the sameconcept with multiple openings rather than a single opening.

FIG. 3—is solely to provide a visual that illustrates the opening(s)could be made into different designs or shapes.

FIG. 4—depicts the invention Malleable Middle Man (mmm) as a sort ofsecondary lid to a container that could be affixed to the primary lidwith some sort of attachment(s) such as clips that would allow the userthe option to open both lids together or could open the primary lidwhile leaving the Malleable Middle Man (mmm) lid in place on thecontainer which would allow access to the contents while minimizing lossof inner temperature.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of this invention is to provide a single or secondary lid,cover or enclosure that provides access through a flexible opening. Themain function of this product would be to create a more efficient optionof storing and being able to access the stored material while reducingthe amount of loss of cold or hot/warm air emitted when the container isopen or the primary lid is open.

This cover may be made at least in part out of silicone or otherflexible or malleable material in order to allow for an opening of anysize (small or large) in any pattern of the opening that allows to reachthrough that the user may be able to easily reach through to access thecontained food or other material while minimizing the exposure of thecontained food/beverage, ice or other material to outside elements andreduce the loss of cold or warm/hot air from inside thecontainer—prolonging the temperature of the storage container or icechest or appliance alike.

This product could be in the form of a stretchable cover (lid of sort)that would be able to attach to a preexisting container such as an icechest and would fit between the container and the container's lid or beremoved when the primary lid needs to be closed, or this product wouldbe a secondary lid that can possibly latch onto the preexisting lid andeither be opened along with it or left closed while the primary lid isopened.

The opening may be in any shape or pattern and may have a separateattachment piece that allows for full closure (smaller lid that wouldenclose the opening when desired).

A first exemplary embodiment would be a stretchable material such assilicone or other that would allow for some amount of stretching to fitaround the edges of an ice chest. This would allow for the product to betemporarily affixed to the ice chest and provide a cover that wouldallow for the user to reach through and access the contents.

A second exemplary embodiment would be a secondary lid of some sort (onethat either can Itach to the primary lid or function separately—bothwould allow for the user to open the primary full lid and still utilizethis secondary lid in order to minimize or reduce the amount of exposureof the inner contents of the container or ice chest to our elements orlose cold or warm/hot air from inside.

The claimed inventions are:
 1. A first exemplary embodiment would be astretchable material such as silicone or other that would allow for someamount of stretching to fit around the edges of an ice chest. This wouldallow for the product to be temporarily affixed to the ice chest andprovide a cover that would allow for the user to reach through andaccess the contents. This could serve as a single or secondary lid,cover or enclosure that provides access through a flexible (malleable)opening. The main function of this product would be to create a moreefficient option of storing and being able to access the stored materialwhile reducing the amount of loss of cold or hot/warm air emitted whenthe container is open or the primary lid is open. A cover or lid for anice chest or container that can be reached through by the user whilestill fully attached. to specify, a lid, door or cover or enclosureeither attached permanently or temporarily to a container (appliance orice chest or container of any kind alike) that is or can be used tostore warm or cold food or other material. This product may be clear orin any color or material that is flexible or malleable that would allowfor the user to reach through the opening. By using a clear silicone theuser would be able to both see into the container and reach through andaccess the contained food or materials with minimal exposure of otherinner contents to outside elements.
 2. A second exemplary embodimentwould be a secondary lid of some sort (one that either can Itach to theprimary lid or function separately—both would allow for the user to openthe primary full lid and still utilize this secondary lid in order tominimize or reduce the amount of exposure of the inner contents of thecontainer or ice chest to our elements or lose cold or warm/hot air frominside. This could serve as a single or secondary lid, cover orenclosure that provides access through a flexible (malleable) opening.The main function of this product would be to create a more efficientoption of storing and being able to access the stored material whilereducing the amount of loss of cold or hot/warm air emitted when thecontainer is open or the primary lid is open. A cover or lid for an icechest or container that can be reached through by the user while stillfully attached. to specify, a lid, door or cover or enclosure eitherattached permanently or temporarily to a container (appliance or icechest or container of any kind alike) that is or can be used to storewarm or cold food or other material. This product may be clear or in anycolor or material that is flexible or malleable that would allow for theuser to reach through the opening. By using a clear silicone the userwould be able to both see into the container and reach through andaccess the contained food or materials with minimal exposure of otherinner contents to outside elements.